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AZ91B Magnesium vs. EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel

AZ91B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4024 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AZ91B magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4024 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
15 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
76
Shear Strength, MPa 140
370 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
330 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
7.0
Density, g/cm3 1.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
98 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
280 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
83.8 to 87.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 87.9 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0